Necessitied

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    In a state of want; necessitous. not-comparable, obsolete

    "This ring was mine, and when I gave it Helen / I bade her, if her fortunes ever stood / Necessitied to help, that by this token / I would relieve her."

Example

More examples

"This ring was mine, and when I gave it Helen / I bade her, if her fortunes ever stood / Necessitied to help, that by this token / I would relieve her."

Etymology

From necessity + -ed.

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